Hog-feeder



c. D. PINK,

HOG FEEDER.

APPUCATION'ILED 001115.12319. 1,333,800. Patented Mar. 16, 1920.

L E ,f f JQ 2777, ,6 wit/nwo CHARLES n. EINK, ory TOLEDO, omo'.

HUG-FEEDER).

specification of Letters Patent. n Patented Mar. 16,1920.

Application le'd October 15,191i5.Y Serial No. 339,712.

To @ZZ fr0/'tom t may concern:

Be it known thatk I, CHARLES D. FrNiga citizen of the United States, residing at Toledo, iiiftliecounty of Lucas and State of Ohio, have invented a new and useful Hog- Feedenof which the following is a specilicatioii. i This invention relates to feeding devices, and more` particularly to devices of this character especially constructed to facilitate the feeding of swine.`

The primary object of the invention is to provide a 'feeding device including amaiii receptacle, anda plurality of independent feeding` compartments, in communication therewith, and meansV for normally closing the respective compartments to prevent chickens, or other fowls f from eating the material contained in the feeder, between the feeding periods, of tlie swine.

A further object of the invention is to provide means automatically controlled by the movement of the closures of the feeding compartments, for agitating the feed within the main receptacle, to insure a constant feeding of the material contained therein, to the independent feeding'compartments.

lith the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention herein disclosed, may be made within the scope of what is claimed, without departing from the spirit of the invention.

Referring-'to the drawing iffurev i s L se s' l a f F g 1 lluV tiate i ide elevational view of a feeder constructedin accordance with y the present invention.

Fig. view. Referrino` to the drawing in detail, the

tliaracter 5 designates the main or central supply receptacle, which includes the side walls 6, and end walls 7, the side walls 6, as shown, extend from the roof of the feeder, indicated at"8, downwardly, terminating at a point 'in spaced relation with the bottom 9 of the feeder.

2 illustrates a transverse sectional This bottom, extends beyond the side walls Y y6 of the main receptacle, as at 10, and supports an upwardly extending member 11,`on

each side ofthe Vrecepltacle,and adjacentv the outer edges offthe bottom 10, to pro-r Y vide` means for preventing the feed, from being scattered over the ground, on which the feeding device is supported.

The central portion of the bottom, is substantially inverted V-shaped, .and includes the bottom walls 12, which are connected with each other, as at 13, the lower ends thereof Yhaving connection withA the' bottom l0, at points below the sidewalls 6 of the,` central container. Y n

Theroof sections 14, have their inner ends connected to the side wall 6, as at 15, the outer ends of said roof sections 14 lying 1na plane belowy the point yof connectionbetweeii the inner edges-.of theroof sections aiid the sidewalls 6, in order. that the water, or rain, will drain from the roof,

thereby maintaining the feed within the receptacle in a dry condition.,

Disposed in spaced relation with each other and positioned between the roofM, and the bottom 10, are a plurality of partitions 16, which partitions divide the space between the roof 1d and the bottom 10, into a d pluralityy of independent feeding compartments, each of which is normally closed, byy means of a swinging door 17, hingedly connected to the under side of the roof 14:, by means of the hinges 18, the loweredges of each closure operating in close proximity to i the upper edge of thel member 11. l

- The upper inner edge, of'each of the closures, ordoors 17, is beveled as at19, to permit the door to move inwardly, which movevnient is controlled by the'animal, in a mani ner to be hereinafter more fully described.

Positioned within the main receptacle 5,

and disposed to the rear of each of the independent feeding compartments, is an agitator L20, which agitator is in the. form of a twisted wire, having an eye 21 formed at the upper end thereof, which eye 21,`einbraces the pin 22, formedl vatone end of the pivoted arm 23, which arm eX-tends through a suitable slot inthe sidewall `6, ofthe main receptacle, the outer endthereofex- .tending upwardly' and having connection with the arm- 24, 'which arm 24, has its outer extremity pivotally connected" tor the upwardly extending arm 25, the arm 25, having one of its extremities bolted, or otherwise secured to theclosure 17.

A coiled spring 26, has one of its ends anchored to one of the side walls. 6, the opposite end thereof having connection with a portion of thearm 25, extendingupwardly beyond the upper edge of the arm 24, the springQG being of a predetermined tension, to support the door 17 normally in a vertical, or closed position. y x v While` I have described the construction of one of the compartments, itis of coursev understood that an agitating device, and

-o` eratin levers asf shown and described 7 7 swings inwardly, as indicatedbyy the construction shown at the right ofFig. 2, and

'since during thefeedingnthe animal is constantly moving his head, land consequently the closure, `the agitator 20, is given a reciprocating movement withinithe main receptacle Vfor dislodging the material contained therein, topermit the same to move freely toward the` feeding' compartment from Ywhich the animal is feeding.`

I-Iaving thusdescribed the invention, what is claimed is:

In a feeding device, a main receptacle with the main receptacle, a closure for closing4 each feeding compartment, a cover for the feeding compartments,`said closures Ybeing hingedly ysupported to the underside of the cover, an arm having connection with each of the closures and extending upwardly therefrom pivoted arms .extending through one of the walls of the main receptacle, a relatively long agitating member having connection with each of the pivoted arms, means for connecting the irst mentioned arms and the pivoted arms, whereby movement of Vthe-closures produces a relative movement of the agitatingmembers, when the closures are Vvmoved,'in one direction, and means Vfor returning the closures to a closed position.- n c In testimony thatI claim vthe foregoing as my own, I have hereto aiiixed my Asignature inthe presenceof Vtwo witnesses.

. .CI-IARLES DFINKQ Witnesses:

- J. DUvroK,V

G. RAMsnY. 

